Postpartum hair loss is not necessarily due to breastfeeding, and its main cause may be related to hormonal changes, mental stress and other factors.
There is no direct link between postpartum hair loss and breastfeeding. Postpartum hair loss is usually a common phenomenon, mostly related to changes in hormone levels before and after childbirth. During pregnancy, women have higher levels of estrogen and longer hair life, when estrogen levels decrease after delivery, hair will naturally fall out beyond the normal metabolic cycle.
In addition, women’s postpartum life environment often changes a lot, mental stress, easy to produce excessive anxiety, depression, resulting in metabolic disorders of the body. At the same time, there may also be nutritional absorption can not be, multiple births, improper cleaning and care and other factors induced hair loss.
If a pregnant woman experiences postpartum hair loss for a long period of time, it is recommended that she go to the hospital to find out the cause of the problem.